Fastener for tarpaulins



Allg. 9, 1932. J, Wl WAL-rz 1,871,101

FSTENER FOR TRPAULINS Filed Dec. 21. 1931 Patented Aug. 9. 1932 UNITED STATES vNPATlszNT ori-ica JOHN WILLIAM WALI'Z, @DE BIDGEFIELD, NEW ASSIGNOTO C. B. DANIELE INC., OIE NEW YORK, N. Y1@ CORPORATION `OF `NEW' YORK y. i

rasrmma non ranraunms Application Bled December 21, 19811. Serial 110. 582,369.

This invention relates to tarpaulins and particularly to a method of securing an attachment to tarpaulins in the form of a rope which may be used to secure the tarpaulin in 5 place. The invention relates particularly to the use of a triangular plate for the corners of the tarpaulin provided with perforations through which. the rope is laced to secure 1t to the tarpaulin. One form of the invention comprises a rope extending between diagonal corners and laced through the plate in the corners, the projecting ends of the rope forming means by which the tarpaulin is secured. These and other objects of the invention will lbe more particularly understood from the following specifica-tion and the accompanying drawing, in which, Fig, 1 is a plan View of a tarpau in to which securing ropes are attached according to this invention; Fig. 21s an enlarged detail showing the method of lacing the rope through the back of the c orner plate, and Fig.- 3 is a sectional elevatlon on line 3--3, Fig. 2. J

Canvas covers are usually secured by ropes which are hemmed into the cover or fastened i to an eyelet in the cover. In the present invention a length of rope is firmly secured to the cover by a system of lacing and overlapping so that it cannot slip, while at the same 3o time it may be easily replaced. When the rope extends across the canvas it may be arranged to take the larger part of the strain of the itastenings. 4

This invention comprises a triangular plate provided with perforations vand secured by grommets to the tarpaulin at the corners. lhese plates may be made of metal, fibre or other suitable material and maybe placed hetween the layers of the tarpaulin or secured directly upon the opposite faces oi the tarpaulin. The rope is laced through the grommets in the corner plates and is so arranged that the entering end is in line with the leav ing end so that strain ap lied to the rope does not tend to wrinkle or istort the tarpaulin. The rope is laced through the strands at the entering end and. is laced under itself. between the grommets so as to prevent slippage, and, at the same time, leaves the rope free for renewal purposes.

lin the drawing, 11 is the tarpaulin which y is provided with a diagonal rope fastened at corners A and B. The corner A is provided with a vplate 12 through which the rope 14 is laced and projects in the free end 15 and the corner B is provided with the fastening plate 13 throughwhich the opposite end of rope 14 is laced and formed in the free securing end 16. i

f Fil illustrates thel front of the tarpaulin and on the plates 13 and13a are perforated at 21, 22, 23

i. 2 illustrates the lacing of the rope ack of thecorner plate. The corner i and 24. Each of these perforations is pro-V i vided with a grommet as indicated at 21 and 24 in section in Fig. 3, whereby the plates are secured to the canvas 11. The rope le is laced from the back through the grommet 21 and continues as 25 through grommet ,22, back as 26 through grommet 23 and then as 27 passes under 25` and Continues as 28 through grommet 24 to form the free attaching end 16. The section 26 passes through a strand of 14 as indicated at 29 in Figs. 2 and 3. It will be noted that the free ends leave the cover in alignment with the rope 14.

It will be seen that by releasing the tension on the rope it may be removedor relaced into the attaching plates as desired. As shown in thevdrawing, the rope 14 is stitched to the canvas. The drawing indicates the attaching lates secured to the corners of the tarpaulin. t l e this is the location that is most frequently usedfor these attaching plates, it

should be understood that they can he secured`l to the fabricat an desired location.

Having thus escribed my invention, l claim: i

p 1. A tarpaulin attachment' comprising a triangular perforated plate, grommets securing said plate to the tarpaulin and a rope laced through said grommets, the leaving anni, of said ropel being laced under a ilurality oi",k sections o saidrope between di erent pairs of said grommem.

2. A tarpaulin attachment comprising a perforated triangular plate on opposite corners ci the tai-panini, grommets securing said plates hy the perror-ations to the tarpauhn, a rope extending between said plates and v f n p 1,871,101

laced throu h said grommets, a. portion of said rope tween the ommets assing through the strands of sind 'rope be ore entering said plate and the free end of said ro 5 looped under a. section of rope between a. pair o saidgrommets; 1 3. Means for securing e tarpaulinhcomprising a perforated triangulai` plate secured on op osite corners of vthe tarpa'ulin, a rope exten ing between said .plates and laced through the perforations in said lates having one section overlapping the ot er and the ee ends projecting in line with said plates..

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